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Up up and away!

– 24 October 2011Posted in: Career, Events, Social Media, Working in IT

The coming weeks will involve a lot of travelling on my part. On Saturday I will board a plane for Los Angeles and a week of conferencing and networking with well-known profiles in the Social Media community.

But before I take out my sun-glasses I have a few adventures both here at home in Stockholm and abroad. Today I am attending a very interesting course in developing apps for Facebook. No sooner will it end before I have to rush off to the airport on my way to London for a couple of days.

The camera is loaded, the laptop is packed. So take a deep breath, lean back and enjoy the ride. Because here we go!

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Few women at Microsoft TechDays

– 27 March 2011Posted in: Events, Women in IT, Working in IT

Attracting women to tech-oriented events is a real struggle for the organizers. The Swedish magazine “Computer Sweden” talked to a representative from Microsoft who are hosting the upcoming event Microsoft TechDays. In the article we can read that only 80 out of the 1700 attendees are women! Less than 5%! This is a really depressing figure.

I myself attended last years conference and there were not many women then either unfortunately. Personally I love participating in qualitative conferences. It is a perfect opportunity to broaden your knowledge, networking with others in the industry and simply get inspired. The only things that keeps me from participating more in these kinds of conferences is funds and time.

This year I have other engagements during these days, but I hope I can come 2012. Or why not the global conference in the states? :)

 

 

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Geek Girl Meetup – here I come!

– 17 March 2011Posted in: Events, Women in IT, Working in IT

In May the big un-conference “Geek Girl Meetup” will take place here in Stockholm. It is an event which takes places twice a year and gathers more than a 100 geeky girls for a weekend with inspirational sessions held by the participants. The tickets always go very quickly so I was very glad to have been quick enough to secure a spot for myself.

I have been to Geek Girl Meetup several times before, both as a participant and as a moderator. It is one of those events a woman in the IT-industry should not miss!

 

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Imagine Cup 09

– 27 April 2009Posted in: Events, Tech stuff

Found an interesting programming/developer competition called Imagine Cup 09. Sounds like fun! Latest date for application is May 20.

From the competition regulations:

Your entry must be a fully functioning and implemented software application (i.e., visions for a software application or software applications that are not fully developed are not eligible) that includes all of the Required Elements listed below and at least one (1) of the Optional Requirements listed below.

Required Elements

  • Your entry must address a social cause connected to the Imagine Cup 2009 Theme: “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems facing us today”.
  • Any presentation or documentation that is a part of your entry must be in the English language. If a translator is needed, you will have the opportunity to provide one.
  • Implementation or consumption of a XML Web Service;
  • .NET Framework 2.0 or later;
  • Visual Studio family (Express, Standard, Professional, or Team System) for development

If you decide to compete give me a notice and I will post it on the blog!

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Inspirational IT- girl event

– 26 April 2009Posted in: Career, Events, Women in IT, Working in IT

On April 23 I attended an event targeting female IT-professionals in Sweden. Through some role-playing and an engaging workshop, led by career-coach Susanne Dahlérus, we were given the opportunity to reflect on our careers.

It was surprising to hear that most of us create mental boundaries which affects our actions in life. It’s therefore important to keep an open mind and have the courage to think and dream in new ways. We need to control our own “truth” and plan our career accordingly.

The aim of the exercises was to make a one year plan, and commit then and there the first step to making it a reality. I too made my own reflections, looking to my personal hopes and goals in my professional journey. Exactly what that goal entails will be covered in this blog in due time. In one year, on April 23 2010 I will look back and hopefully see that I have been proactive and taken every opportunity to growth and development.

An interview with the career-coach Susanne Dahlérus [swedish]
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